Malaysia Government and Politics
State and politics Malaysia is a federal, constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. The head of state is a king (Yang di-Pertuan Agong), who is appointed for five years by and among the country’s...
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Lebanon Government and Politics
Lebanon is, according to the constitution, a unified state, parliamentary – democratic republic. The head of state, the president, is elected in the general election for six years and cannot be re-elected. The constitution...
Laos Government and Politics
State and politics GOVERNMENT The Democratic People’s Republic of Laos was proclaimed in 1975. According to the 1991 Constitution, the presidential power is strong. The President is elected by the National Assembly. The Communist...
Kyrgyzstan Government and Politics
Kyrgyzstan a unified state, parliamentary-democratic republic under the Constitution of 2010. On June 27, 2010, a new constitution was passed by referendum. According to the country’s new constitution, Kyrgyzstan is a parliamentary republic, giving...
Kuwait Government and Politics
Following the 1962 Constitution, last amended in 1997, Kuwait is a unified state monarchy. The monarch, the emir, has extensive powers, but has increasingly had to take into account a critical opinion that requires...
Kazakhstan Government and Politics
State and politics Kazakhstan was given a new constitution in 2005, following a referendum, which provides for a parliament with two chambers. The Constitution gives the President a strong position. In addition, the country’s...
Jordan Government and Politics
Jordan is a monarchy with parliamentary-democratic elements. The monarchy is hereditary, and the Hashemitt dynasty has ruled the country since it became independent in 1946. Since 1999, Abdullah 2 has been king. The King...
Japan Government and Politics
State and politics GOVERNMENT Japan is a constitutional monarchy, a democracy with a people-elected parliament and a government led by a prime minister. The emperor is now merely a symbol of the state. In...
Israel Government and Politics
The political system in Israel is parliamentary-democratic and unified state. The head of state is a president, elected by the Knesset for seven (formerly five) years. The president can be re-elected once (immediately). He...
Iraq Government and Politics
1958 Nationalist coup In 1958, the monarchy and the Comrade government – which represented the bourgeoisie dependent on imperialism – were overthrown by nationalist officers with General Karim Qassem at the head. The upheaval...
Iran Government and Politics
State and politics Iran is a republic based on Islamic values. The power lies with those who are set to interpret these values, primarily the Supreme Leader, wali faqih, who is appointed for life....
Indonesia Government and Politics
State and politics Since the end of the 1950s and until the fall of President Suharto in May 1998, social development in Indonesia was characterized by the concentration of power and resources on the...
India Government and Politics
India is a horn of plenty and a jungle of opposites. India can never be exhausted, but after each visit, you will find that something of this country of more than three million square...
Georgia Government and Politics
The people of the Caucasus are considered to be the creators of metallurgy. In the 2nd millennium BCE they entered the Bronze Age, and it is believed during this period that the ancestors of...
East Timor Government and Politics
East Timor became an independent state in 2002. The constitution of 2002 was drafted according to Portuguese examples, and the country is a democratic, unified state, presidential republic. The president is elected in direct...
Cyprus Government and Politics
State and politics The Republic of Cyprus is the only internationally recognized state and covers the entire island. The northern third of the island controlled by the Turkish military was declared unilaterally on November...
China Government and Politics
China’s political system is an indication of how the state of China is organized. After the constitution of 1982, China is a unified state people ‘s republic. The Communist Party of China is the...
Cambodia Government and Politics
Following the 1993 constitution, last revised in 2006, Cambodia is a unitary constitutional monarchy. The king’s personal position is strong, and he is more than a ceremonial head of state. The king, when the...
Brunei Government and Politics
GOVERNMENT Brunei is a hereditary sultanate.The current sultan is Hassanal Bolkiah, who took office in 1967, when his father, Omar Ali Saifuddin, abdicated. However, he continued to be the country’s strong man for a...
Bhutan Government and Politics
Located on the escarpment of the immense Tibetan base and on the southern slope of the Himālaya, Bhutan is surrounded to the North by the most sublime peaks of that stretch of chain from...
Bangladesh Government and Politics
The Awamiliga regains power Through 1994, 154 politicians in opposition to the Kaleda Zia government boycotted parliamentary work to collectively resign in December. The leader of the Awamil League, Sheikh Hasina, in 1994-95 led...
Bahrain Government and Politics
The democratization process was accelerated according to the schedule the royal family had set out the year before. On February 14, 2002, Bahrain was transformed into a constitutional monarchy, and the king – the...
Azerbaijan Government and Politics
State and politics Azerbaijan declared independence from the Soviet Union on August 30, 1991, and independence gained legal force October 18, the same year. Through its geographical location at the intersection of Europe and...
Armenia Government and Politics
In the 5th and 6th centuries Armenia was divided between Byzans and Persia. The Persians tried to eliminate Christianity from the eastern parts of Armenia, where the Christians stood strong, leading to a popular...
Afghanistan Government and Politics
State and politics GOVERNMENT According to Afghanistan’s 2004 constitution, the country is an Islamic republic and no laws must conflict with the values of Islam. The most important forum of the Afghan people, the...
Asia
Asia Countries With an area of 44.3 million square kilometers, the Asian continent is the largest in the world with currently 46 independent states. Turkey and Cyprus are (politically) included in Europe. The People’s...